Mitch Shubert

The recently disbanded SWAT program at Texas State is showing some signs of a rebirth. Mitch Shubert has more…
*Sound of phone dialtone*
That is the tone students hear if they try calling 805-S-W-A-T, the phone number for the Students With Alternative Driving program. Until recently, program provided a safe ride home --- no questions asked --- for intoxicated Texas State students on weekends. It is no longer operational at Texas State, but some members of the Student Government are working to change that.
ASG Rep SOUNDBITE
According to Director of the Alcohol and Drug Resource Center, Judy Row, the program had been running well since its creation in 2001, but during the past two years, a lack of student leadership and volunteers created a strain for the program. Row says the service suffered especially on Friday and Saturday nights because few volunteers were willing to participate. Senior Justin Payne says SWAT was a beneficial program, though he never took the time to volunteer.
SOUNDBITE FROM JUSTIN PAYNE
Other options are being looked into at the community and city level, like changing a downtown taxi ordinance or creating a late night bus route. For Bobcat Update, I'm Mitch Shubert.